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More than 140 people charged in Orange County burglaries and robberies in past year, DA say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

More than 140 people have been charged in connection with Orange County burglaries and robberies in the last year, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.Of those, 24 defendants are allegedly part of five different burglary crews charged in the last two weeks alone.Additionally, seven newly charged defendants are facing hate crime enhancements for allegedly targeting Asian homeowners, officials said.Many of the crimes that were filed in the last year involve suspects with multiple strikes under California’s Three Strikes Law.One crew tied to 13 incidentsIn the latest case, 12 people were charged in 13 home invasions and burglaries in Brea, Irvine, Yorba Linda and Orange. Seven are facing hate crime charges and five are facing life sentences for kidnapping to commit robbery, officials said. That crew is believed to have ties to Riverside and Los Angeles counties and is suspected in other crimes across Southern California.The arrests, which began last week, w...

Selena Gomez to host two new shows on the Food Network 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

Most people know her as a singer and actress, but her real fans also know her as a chef. Selena Gomez is stepping into the kitchen as the host of two new shows on the Food Network, according to Variety. The first show will be a celebration-focused series, set to launch later in 2023 in time for the holidays.“The holidays are always huge for Food Network, reaching nearly 60M P2+ viewers, and having Selena kicking off the nearly 100 hours of new and returning holiday programming will certainly make this coming season one to celebrate,” said Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery’s chairman and chief content officer for U.S. Networks. In the second show, set to debut in 2024, Gomez will meet with the best chefs in the country in the quest to cook their most popular dishes. ‘General Hospital’ actress Jacklyn Zeman dies at 70 Gomez also hosts her cooking series, “Selena + Chef” on HBO Max, where she navigates cooking while stuck at home in quarantine. The Daytime Emmy Award n...

Man wanted in connection to teen girl’s fentanyl death in Riverside County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man wanted in connection to the fentanyl-related death of a teenage girl in Riverside County.On Aug. 21, 2022, Palm Desert deputies responded to reports of an unresponsive female in the 15000 block of Via Quedo in Desert Hot Springs.Despite lifesaving measures, the 17-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene, said the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators discovered the teen had overdosed on fentanyl. The case was taken over by the Riverside County Sheriff's Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics Unit.Over the next few months, authorities identified the suspect as Michael Garcia, 22, a Desert Hot Springs resident.Authorities have not been able to locate Garcia and have issued a warrant for his arrest. Charges have also been filed in his case. Body discovered in San Bernardino County “Additional suspects have been identified and further arrests are anticipated,” officials said.Anyone who may have seen Garcia or knows of his where...

Man who used box cutter to attack South San Francisco hotel clerk found guilty of attempted murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of attempted murder with premeditation in connection with a brutal attack on a South San Francisco hotel desk clerk in 2020, prosecutors said.In addition to the attempted murder charge, a jury on Wednesday convicted Robert Allen Midell Jr. of assault with a deadly weapon and burglary, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.Officers were called to Hotel V on the 200 block of South Airport Boulevard around 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2020, for a report of a person beating up a desk clerk.Prosecutors said a South San Francisco police officer arrived to find Midell on top of the clerk and attacking him.The officer tried to pull Midell off the clerk, but Midell continued to attack the clerk even after the officer hit him with a baton and shot him with a stun gun, according to the district attorney’s office. Midell eventually let go of the clerk after the officer used pepper spray on him.The clerk suffered injuri...

Concord police investigating Wednesday homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

(KRON) -- The Concord Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Wednesday. The killing happened at 4:15 p.m. on the 3500 block of Esperanza Drive, police said. Upon arrival, officers found a dead male victim. A man has been arrested for the incident. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for more information.

San Jose is top place to land a job for tech grads: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – College students in San Jose graduating this May are in luck. A new report shows it is the nation’s strongest region for hiring recent college graduates.Most of those jobs are in tech, and next week Vice President Kamala Harris will be making a stop at a tech company in the South Bay touting the administration's achievements.The new report from Gusto says hiring in May 2023 is forecasted to grow by 5.4% for college grads in San Jose. Student with gun arrested on campus of Willow Glen High in San Jose “I have many students who settled here and found jobs here, only a small percentage trying to find jobs in Texas or other states because it’s cheaper for them to move,” said Ahmed Banada, a San Jose State University professor. Professor Banafa says most of his students graduate with a computer engineering background, and San Jose is simply the perfect place to recruit them.“Eighty percent of venture capitalist money and technology is in Silicon Valley,” ...

SF Health Department hosts Narcan training

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The San Francisco Department of Public Health is hosting training sessions on how to use Naloxone, the life-saving drug known as Narcan. KRON4 was at the information session in the Mission District where officials explained how to recognize and respond to an overdose properly.The SFDPH distributed 72,000 kits with the medication last year, and it has trained more than 3,000 people on how to recognize and respond to an overdose. One of those training sessions was held Wednesday night by Eileen Loughran, the SFDPH’s director of overdose prevention. "There are many times that we walk down the street and see someone being able to know… ‘Hey that person is not breathing. Let me call 911.’ That's huge,” she said.The first step is recognizing the signs of an overdose – the most common being if someone is not responsive or has shallow to no breathing. If you believe someone is overdosing, this is how to properly respond.First, try to wake the person up.If th...

Russell helps Sporting KC earn 1-1 draw with LAFC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dénis Bouanga scored his league-leading 10th goal of the season, but Johnny Russell answered to help Sporting Kansas City earn a 1-1 draw with Los Angeles FC on Wednesday night.Bouanga used assists from Kwadwo Opoku and Sergi Palencia to score in the 13th minute and give LAFC (6-1-4) an early lead.Russell answered seven minutes later for Sporting KC (2-7-4) to knot the score. Russell’s second goal of the season came with assists from Rémi Walter and Alan Pulido.Ryan Hollingshead had a goal waved off in the 85th minute that would have given LAFC the lead.Kendall McIntosh finished with six saves for Sporting KC in his first start of the season. Eldin Jakupovic had two saves in his second start for LAFC.Sporting KC snaps a three-match losing streak against LAFC, which leads the series 5-4-1. LAFC has scored 16 goals in its five wins, but just five goals in the other five matches..LAFC missed a chance to join the 2001-02 San Jose Earthquakes as the only teams to...

Chance of storms in San Diego mountains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An early monsoon pattern is pulling moisture into parts of the southwest and bringing chances of isolated thunderstorms for Southern California mountains through the weekend.There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms each afternoon through next Monday (greatest chances Friday and Saturday) and mainly along the San Diego mountain communities due to the influx of moisture.  Gaslamp Promenade project blocking traffic on 5th Ave. moves forward As of Wednesday afternoon, a few isolated cells were spotted on satellite radar to the east of Palomar Mountain and in areas of the San Bernardino Mountains. They have been short-lived and produced some showers at times.Coastal areas will be cooler and below average because of the persistent marine layer with temperatures inland slightly above average.Cooler and drier conditions are expected return for next week.

Loveland Reservoir may be weeks away from partial reopening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:21 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. – A group of East County residents made the trip to the South Bay Wednesday evening to fight for the reopening of Loveland Reservoir. It’s a topic they’ve been raising concern about for several months now.“We’re working with our insurance to make sure there’s no liability for the agency, so we will be looking at reopening the trail probably in the next few weeks,” said Carlos Quintero, General Manager at Sweetwater Authority.Community members from Alpine and the surrounding area near the Loveland Reservoir finally got the first glimmer of hope as to when the reservoir might reopen.Recreation has been cut off since early this year, but residents were devastated when Loveland was first drained, killing off the fish in November 2022.“When you destroy an ecosystem like that, it does not come back. You have to rebuild it,” David Thomas said.According to Sweetwater Authority, the action was taken during drought conditions to provide drinking water and other water needs...